Obituaries
Norm Kahle
Nov 18, 2009
Norman R. Kahle, age 78, of Tomahawk, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at his home. He was born June 16, 1931 in Tomahawk to the late Bruno and Ella (Nyberg) Kahle. Norm served in the National Guard for 8 years. He was a lifelong resident of the Tomahawk area. He worked for Hilgy's LP in Tomahawk as...
John Heisel
Nov 16, 2009
John W. Heisel, Sr., passed away Monday, November 16, 2009 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk. John was born November 21, 1940 in Iron River, Michigan, the son of Walter and Olive (Smedlund) Heisel. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Stambaugh, Michigan and graduated from Stambaugh High School in 1958. John joined the U.S. Navy...
Dorothy Dobraska
Nov 13, 2009
Dorothy M. Dobraska, age 82, of Tomahawk, passed away Friday, November 13, 2009 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk. She was born December 21, 1926 in Milwaukee to the late Alexander and Beatrice Knetzger. She was later married to Darrell Dobraska; he passed away in 1982. Dorothy lived most of her life in the Milwaukee area, and moved to Tomahawk...
Florence Fries
Nov 10, 2009
Florence Fries, age 92, 720 E. Kings Road, Tomahawk, passed away November 10, 2009 at Golden Living Center - Golden Age in Tomahawk. Florence was born September 26, 1917 in North Prairie, Wisconsin, the daughter of Llewelyn and Florence (Johnson) Wheelock. She married Frank Larsen on October 12, 1940 in Beloit; he passed away February 22, 1960. She later married...
Alice O'Brien
Nov 10, 2009
Alice M. (Stiefvater) O'Brien, 86, passed peacefully away Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at the Seasons of Life Hospice House in Woodruff, WI. Alice was born August 30, 1923, in Manitowoc, WI to the late Robert and Alice Stiefvater. On May 14, 1949, she married John H. O'Brien, and together they had nine children. John preceded her in death. A son...
Sandra Mortenson
Oct 31, 2009
Sandra Mortenson, age 65, W4840 Kemp St., Irma, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2009 at her residence under home hospice care. Sandra was born May 12, 1944 in Illinois, the daughter of Raymond and Fayola (Popejoy) Perrigo. She was formerly married to William Mortenson. Sandra was raised in the Tomahawk area, and lived in both Merrill and Irma for the...
Donald Gaedtke
Oct 29, 2009
Donald Gaedtke, age 61, 3749 W. Pine Square Road, Tomahawk, passed away October 29, 2009 at his residence. Don was born November 21, 1947 in Wausau, the son of Almon and Vivian (Berg) Gaedtke. He was formerly employed with Wausau Steel for 35 years. He was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Army. Don enjoyed hunting, fishing, and the quietness...
Dana McCormick
Oct 29, 2009
Dana A. McCormick, Jr., age 54, 1904 Tannery Road, Tomahawk, passed away October 29, 2009 at his residence. Dana was born October 12, 1955 in Illinois, the son of Dana and Mary (Adkins) McCormick, Sr. He was formerly married to Laurel Henschel. Dana was formerly employed as an over-the-road truck driver. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, cooking, music, and family. He...
Mercedes Marquardt
Oct 28, 2009
Mercedes K. Marquardt, age 91, of Tomahawk, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at Sacred Heart Hospital. She was born October 16, 2009 in Green Bay, WI to the late Frank and Katherine DeNamur. She was married to Ted Marquardt on Janury 9, 1937 in Tomahawk; he passed away in 1988. Mercedes grew up in the Harrison area. She and...
Bobbie Ingman Hollen
Oct 23, 2009
Bobbie Jo (Ingman) Hollen, age 44, of 700 Woodbine Ave., Merrill, passed away Friday, October 23, 2009 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield. Bobbie Jo was born on July 20, 1965 to Larry and Betty (Smith) Ingman here in Tomahawk. She lived most of her life in the Tomahawk area and moved to Merrill 10 years ago where she was...
Onnie Haapakoski
Oct 21, 2009
Onnie Haapakoski, age 87, formerly of Brantwood, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2009 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Onnie was born on October 8, 1922 in Brantwood, Wisconsin to Matt and Hannah (Metsala) Haapakoski. He married Vivian Crowell on June 21, 1947 in Park Falls, Wisconsin. Onnie was a veteran of the US Army, serving during WW II. He grew up in...
Catherine Hagan
Oct 19, 2009
Catherine Hagan, age 93, of Woodruff, and formerly of Wauwatosa, WI, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2009 at Golden Living Center-Golden Age in Tomahawk. She was born July 27, 1916 in Fond Du Lac, WI to the late Fred and Elizabeth (Willis) Kramer. She was married to Chester J. Hagan in 1943 in Fond Du Lac; he passed away...
Warren Landers
Oct 16, 2009
Warren "John" Landers, age 74, of 21 W. Spirit Ave., Tomahawk, passed away Friday, October 16, 2009 at the Wausau Aspirus Hospital. He was born May 3, 1935 in Milwaukee to the late George and Josephine Landers… and was married to Nancy Schmit on Oct. 5, 1957 in Tomahawk. "John" moved to Tomahawk in 1962 from Milwaukee when he took...
John Taves
Oct 11, 2009
John A. Taves, Jr., 79, of N10367 Horseshoe Road, Tomahawk, passed away October 11, 2009 at Golden Living Center- Riverview in Tomahawk following complications from a fall at home. John was born on November 10, 1929 in Tomahawk to the late John Taves, Sr. and Pearl Wickham. John was a graduate of Charles City, Iowa High School and received his...
Anna Wells
Oct 4, 2009
Anna M. Wells, age 84, 428 N. 6th St., Tomahawk, passed away October 4, 2009 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk. Anna was born July 28, 1925 in Waukegan, Illinois, the daughter of Julius and Aurilla (Hinkley) Schmidt. She married Roy Wells on January 3, 1943 in Waukegan, Illinois; he passed away in 1997. Anna formerly worked for Chicago Title...
Ray Dunlap
Oct 4, 2009
Ray E. Dunlap, age 85, 3892 Woodland Trail, Tomahawk, passed away October 4, 2009 at his residence under home hospice care. Ray was born March 11, 1924 in Illinois, the son of John and Flossie Dunlap. He married Velma 'Dorothy' Rogers on November 30, 1946; she passed away April 22, 2003. Ray moved to Tomahawk in 1991, and loved birds,...
Carol Theiler Bishop
Oct 3, 2009
Carol Marie Theiler Bishop, age 78, of Tomahawk, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Golden Living Center-Riverview in Tomahawk. She was born October 16, 1930 to William and Margaret Theiler in a small stone house a stones throw from the Wisconsin River in Tomahawk. On May 31, 1948 she was joined in Matrimony to James Carl Bishop. They...
Rodney Comeau
Sep 29, 2009
Rodney L. Comeau, age 82, of 1024 S. Tomahawk Ave., Tomahawk, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Rod was born on January 8, 1927 in Tomahawk to Lester and Gertrude (Kreft) Comeau. He was formerly married to Colleen Johnson. Rod served in the 82nd Airborne division of the U.S. Army. He was a...
Francis Gano
Sep 27, 2009
Francis "Jack" Gano, age 90, formerly of the Irma area, passed away Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009 at the Golden Living-Riverview Center in Tomahawk. Jack was born on August 29, 1919 in Tacoma, Washington to Marion and Fern Gano. He married Daisy "Sodie" Buschmann on October 3, 1938 in Tomahawk, she passed away in 2002. Jack served his country in the...
John Schoone
Sep 26, 2009
John "Jack" Schoone, age 67, of N9940 Gouda Road, Tomahawk, passed away unexpectedly Saturday while hunting in the Harrison Hills. Jack was born February 25, 1942 in Tomahawk to Peter C. and Stella Schoone. He was a lifelong Harrison area resident. He served in the US Army from 1967 until 1969 and later in the Army reserves until 1971. He...
